SATURDAY 15 JUNE 2024

SAT 00:00 Soul Music (b0076xfb)
Series 5
Ol' Man River
'Old Man River' flowed out of the 1927 musical "Show Boat" with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein (pictured).
It remains with us today as both a political anthem of oppressed people and a song of deep comfort. Sung by a hospital porter it was the last song that market trader Dave Everett heard before he went into surgery and it calmed his fears.
Tony Benn recalls hearing the great Paul Robeson singing it at the House of Lords Tea Room. Including interviews with Tony Benn, Paul Robeson Jr and Cleo Laine.
Featuring:
Hugh Fordin
Tony Benn
Dave Everett
Cleo Laine
Steve Abrams
Paul Robeson Jr
Ian Bradley
Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.
Producer: Nicola Humphries
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006.
SAT 00:30 Shakespeare In... (b079rbcs)
South Africa
Writer Nadia Davids explores what Shakespeare means in pre and post apartheid South Africa.
Nadia Davids talks to a variety of South Africans including legendary actor John Kani and former political prisoner Eddie Daniels about what Shakespeare means in the country today.
She finds Shakespeare being performed as a way of discussing race, violence against women post Pistorius, and the current political crisis around President Zuma, but also that his presence in South Africa's cultural landscape is contested by some as part of the debate about decolonising education.
For others such as school pupils from a township outside Cape Town and for a group of homeless men in Johannesburg, Shakespeare offers an opportunity to grow and develop as well as reflect on their own lives.
Producer: Maggie Ayre
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in April 2016.
SAT 01:00 Whodunnits (b00rmxpm)
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case
5. That Good Old Intuition
With Lynn Ferguson missing - the suave sleuth heads off to question the owner of the La Mortella club, Louis Fabian.
Francis Durbridge's thriller starring Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury.
It's another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. Lester Mudditt
Charlie …. James Beattie
Lynn Ferguson …. Peggy Hassard
Wilfred Stirling …. Charles Leno
Louis Fabian …. Olaf Olsen
Peter Galino …. Robert Tietty
Detective Inspector Kingston …. Duncan McIntyre
Miss White …. Elizabeth London
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1954.
SAT 01:30 A Change in the Weather (m0005nzm)
5. The End?
A dramatic climax on the Lakeland Fells.
Is this the beginning of the end for Jiffy and Burco?
Starring Dilys Laye and Polly James.
Conclusion of Eric Pringle’s unlikely adventure about a singing duo.
Henrietta ..... Dilys Laye
Louise ..... Polly James
Jiffy Perkins ..... Peter Craze
Burco Madrid ..... John Hollis
BB ..... William Simons
Det Sgt Digly ..... Trevor Nichols
City Nigel ..... Philip Sully
Det Inspector ..... David Sinclair
John ..... Richard Tate
Director: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1988.
SAT 02:00 The Older Woman (b02w8xy7)
Series 1
Episode 5
Roy is temporarily distracted from his obsession with Jane by Dick's rapid descent into alcoholism - and the sudden appearance of Elsa's ex-husband.
However, a night of unbridled passion with Jane looks increasingly likely...
Starring Zoe Wanamaker and Martin Clunes.
Tony Bagley's romantic comedy drama serial with a twist.
Miss Callaghan ...... Zoe Wanamaker
Roy Hitchcock ...... Martin Clunes
Elsa ...... Toyah Wilcox
Mr Say ...... David Troughton
Chad ...... Nicky Henson
Dick ...... Geoff McGivern
Mickey ...... John Baddeley
Chris ...... David Holt
Charlotte ...... Linda Polan
Eric ...... Jonathan Adams
Martin ...... Philip Anthony
Phil ...... John Baddeley
Waiter ...... Matthew Morgan
Producer: Paul Schlesinger:
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1993.
SAT 02:30 The Burkiss Way (b00cm26d)
Series 4
Is Britain Going the Burkiss Way? Part 1
All about 'things' and spoofing 'Just A Minute'.
Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.
Starring:
Fred Harris
Jo Kendall
Nigel Rees
Chris Emmett
Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1979.
SAT 03:00 Says on the Tin (b00gvhxv)
Healthcare
Eliott makes a film to encourage US investment in the NHS, explaining that 'where there's pain, there's gain'.
Starring Michael Brandon.
Christopher William Hill's sitcom about an American advertising man, forced to relocate to London.
Eliott Thurber ...... Michael Brandon
Esther Finn ...... Samantha Bond
Hannah Walker ...... Pippa Haywood
Zadie ...... Joannah Tincey
Baz ...... Inam Mirza
Ted ...... Malcolm Tierney
Carl ...... Jonathan Tafler
Moses ...... Stephen Critchlow
Film Director ...... Janice Acquah
Hospital Exec ...... Dan Starkey
Other parts played by:
Stephen Critchlow
Jonathan Tafler
Dan Starkey
Gunnar Cauthery
Donnla Hughes
Producer: Liz Webb
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2009.
SAT 03:30 These Days by Lucy Caldwell (m0016ppt)
10. Outrage
Richard is outraged when Audrey refuses to marry him.
Two sisters, four nights, one city.
April, 1941: Belfast has escaped the worst of the war – so far. Over the next two months, it’s going to be destroyed from above, so that people will say, in horror, My God, Belfast is finished.
Many won’t make it through, and no one who does will remain unchanged.
Following the lives of sisters Emma and Audrey – one engaged to be married, the other in a secret relationship with another woman – as they try to survive the horrors of the four nights of bombing which were the Belfast Blitz,
Lucy Caldwell's timeless and heart-breaking novel about living under duress, about family, and about how we try to stay true to ourselves.
Abridged by Rowan Routh.
Concluded by Lisa Dwyer Hogg
Producer: Gemma McMullan
A BBC Northern Ireland production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2022.
SAT 03:45 Exile (m000czyg)
5. Rebuilding
Sarah and her family are picking up the pieces of their lives once again after the flood, but the community rallies round to help them rebuild.
Matthew, desperate to see a reason for God's punishment, accuses Saul of raping Elizabeth and making her pregnant.
Sarah comes to Saul's defence and is condemned as an adulteress.
Native Americans arrive with a gift and Elizabeth goes into labour.
Adrian Bean's gripping story about one family's journey into the unknown.
Made to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower.
Sarah Hargreaves ...... Louise Brealey
Matthew Hargreaves ...... Trystan Gravelle
Ben ...... Joel MacCormack
Elizabeth ...... Megan McInerney
Saul Tregarron ..... Matthew Gravelle
Captain Jones ..... John Cording
Director: John Norton
A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2020.
SAT 04:00 Foul Play (b00jh5hn)
Series 3
Death by a Short Head
Who killed a top horse jockey?
Crime writers Lady Antonia Fraser and Anthony Price try to solve who committed the dastardly crime.
Murder mystery panel game devised, written and chaired by Simon Brett.
Witnesses played by:
Maria McErlane
Lee Simpson
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997.
SAT 04:30 Arrested Development (b0075vmg)
Episode 2
Jilted on her wedding day, Penny moves in with her sister Kate to share a flat.
As they're like chalk and cheese, chaos is just around the corner.
But in the flat below lives Bob - half man, half TV - who has an annoying habit of bringing his work home with him.
Starring Letitia Dean, Phil Cornwell and Julian Rhind-Tutt.
Simon Warne's comedy serial.
Penny ...... Letitia Dean
Bob ...... Phil Cornwell
Andy ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Joy ...... Maggie McCarthy
Kate ...... Susannah Doyle
Frank ...... Roger Walker
Ken ...... Andrew Wincott
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2000.
SAT 05:00 Melissa Murray - Dead Men's Shoes (m0019s5w)
Simon, the office manager, finds himself unexpectedly and reluctantly in charge his former boss's educational software company,
Can he cope with some rather unexpected business and personal revelations, and also deal with the demands of three very different women?
Melissa Murray's romantic comedy,
Simon .... David Bamber
Helena .... Samantha Spiro
Jan .... Celia Imrie
Mercy .... Clare Corbett
Olaf .... Ioan Meredith
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.
SAT 06:00 The Mystery of Charles Dickens (b007jvp1)
Fagin, Bill Sykes, Micawber and many more.
Simon Callow recounts the remarkable life of Charles Dickens - with a showcase of the colourful characters in his novels.
Take an unforgettable and mesmerising journey into the life and times of one of our best-loved Victorian writers.
Exhilarating one-man show written by Peter Ackroyd.
Producer: Stephen Wright
Director: Gemma McMullan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2001.
SAT 07:30 Margaret Atwood - The Testaments (Omnibus) (m0009463)
Episode 3
Set 15 years after the events of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian masterpiece, The Handmaid's Tale - the testimonies of three women bring the story to a dramatic conclusion.
Baby Nicole', now going by the name of Jade travels to the heart of Gilead. Meanwhile, Aunt Lydia is relishes in the downfall of Dr Grove...
Omnibus of the last five of fifteen parts abridged by Katrin Williams.
Read by:
Sara Kestelman
Katherine Press
Samantha Dakin
Producer: Justine Willett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2019.
SAT 08:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp44k)
Roy Castle
Roy Castle proves that dedication is what you need, with Marriott Edgar's 'Goalkeeper Joe' and 'The Magna Charta'.
Series featuring the famous monologues of Marriott Edgar.
Music by Brian Fitzgerald.
Produced in Manchester by Mike Craig
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in August 1991.
SAT 09:00 Educated Evans by Edgar Wallace (b03yzlyf)
A Judge of Racing
Can the 1920s tipster help a friend in trouble and acquire valuable information along the way?
Roy Hudd stars as a self-styled "sporting authority" in 1920's Camden Town in London.
Edgar Wallace's 1924 novel dramatised by Richard Quick.
Narrator …. Freddie Jones
Educated Evans …. Roy Hudd
Inspector Pine - Andrew Sachs
The Miller - Michael Roberts
Mrs Rankin - Pat Coombs
Joe Taskett - David Battley
Justice Belfont - Simon Treves
Mrs Clunes - Elzabeth Mansfield
Mr Chubble-Chine - Jeremy Browne
Music by Philip Glassborow and Rick Cardinall.
Director: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1996.
SAT 09:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m0009cn2)
From 11/08/1963
Arthur has a run in with his neighbour before attempting a spot of clairvoyance.
Arthur Haynes stars in the sketch show series written by Johnny Speight.
With
Nicholas Parsons
Leslie Noyes
Dorothy Dampier
Graham Stark
Music by The Hedley Ward Trio.
Producer: Richard Dingley
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1963.
SAT 10:00 Great Lives - 400 and Counting (m0010qdj)
2. Dutch to Doddy
From Ronald ‘Dutch’ Reagan to Stan Laurel, chosen by Ken Dodd.
In the second of three programmes, Matthew Parris and original producer Miles Warde recall the rows, revelations and rank incompetence behind the making of 400 editions of BBC Radio 4's Great Lives.
Featuring more material never previously played - nominators and experts about their hopes and fears; archive of original presenters Joan Bakewell and Humphrey Carpenter; plus a special selection of the very best of Great Lives.
Programme extracts also include:
* Michael Sheen on Philip K Dick
* Sir David Attenborough on Robert Hook
* Ian Lee on Andy Kaufman
* Cerys Matthews on Hildegard of Bingen
* Maureen Lipman on Cicely Saunders
* Ken Dodd on Stan Laurel
Produced at BBC Bristol by Miles Warde.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in December 2017.
SAT 11:00 The Mystery of Charles Dickens (b007jvp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 12:30 Margaret Atwood - The Testaments (Omnibus) (m0009463)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 13:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp44k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 14:00 Educated Evans by Edgar Wallace (b03yzlyf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 14:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m0009cn2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 15:00 Great Lives - 400 and Counting (m0010qdj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Ann Radcliffe - The Mysteries of Udolpho (b04mhk06)
Episode 1
It's 1584. A stay in a mysterious chateau impacts on the life of young Emily St Aubert.
Starring Deborah Berlin and Robert Glenister.
Ann Radcliffe's fourth novel 'The Mysteries of Udolpho' was published 1794.
It follows the fortunes of Emily St Aubert who has to endure the death of her father, supernatural terrors in a gloomy castle and the machinations of an Italian brigand. This quintessential Gothic novel, along with Radcliffe's 'The Romance of the Forest' plays a prominent role in Jane Austen's 'Northanger Abbey'.
Dramatised in two parts by Catherine Czerkawska.
Emily …. Deborah Berlin
St Aubert …. Ioan Meredith
Valancourt …. Robert Glenister
Madame Cheron …. Tina Gray
Montoni …. Keith Drinkel
Michael/Cavigni …. Christopher Scott.
Annette …. Rachel Atkins.
With:
Ann Beach
Shirley Dixon
Stephen Thorne
Director: David Blount
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4in October 1996.
SAT 17:00 The Mystery of Charles Dickens (b007jvp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 18:30 Margaret Atwood - The Testaments (Omnibus) (m0009463)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 19:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp44k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 20:00 Educated Evans by Edgar Wallace (b03yzlyf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 20:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m0009cn2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 21:00 Great Lives - 400 and Counting (m0010qdj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Meet David Sedaris (m0003zcp)
Series 7
Episode 2
The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller shares more words of wit and wisdom:
* The Godfather
* Extracts from his diaries
* Answering audience questions
With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humour writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that he is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.
David Sedaris's first book, Barrel Fever (1994), which included The SantaLand Diaries. was a critical and commercial success, as were his follow-up efforts, Naked (1997), Holidays on Ice (1997) and Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000). He became known for his bitingly funny recollections of his youth, family life and travels, making semi-celebrities out of his parents and siblings.
David Sedaris has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album. A feature film adaptation of his story C.O.G. was released after a premier at the Sundance Film Festival (2013). He has been a contributor to BBC Radio 4 since 1996.
Producer: Steve Doherty
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2019.
SAT 22:30 The Nick Revell Show (b00cnhys)
Series 2
The Wedding
Preparing for his old flame's nuptials, writer Nick is seething over the way she dumped him.
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With:
Alistair McGowan
Doon MacKichan
Brian Bowles
Leslie Sharp
Joanna Brookes
Elizabeth Bennet
Stephen Tomkinson
Producer: Ioan Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1993.
SAT 23:00 Son of Cliche (b00pbx1y)
Weird Magazines
Spoofing student life and a meaty mammal.
Sketch comedy starring:
Chris Barrie
Nick Maloney
Nick Wilton.
Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor.
Producer: Alan Nixon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1984.
SAT 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jr62)
Series 3
The St Valentine's Day Mastersons
Budding starlette Genevieve hits seedy 1920s Hollywood.
The award-winning improvised historical comedy.
Based entirely on audience suggestions - this is the unfolding saga of the Mastersons - a family at war with itself.
Starring:
Paul Merton
Josie Lawrence
Lee Simpson
Jim Sweeney
Phelim McDermott
Caroline Quentin
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1995.

SUNDAY 16 JUNE 2024

SUN 00:00 Ann Radcliffe - The Mysteries of Udolpho (b04mhk06)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 The Mystery of Charles Dickens (b007jvp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Margaret Atwood - The Testaments (Omnibus) (m0009463)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp44k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Educated Evans by Edgar Wallace (b03yzlyf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m0009cn2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 Great Lives - 400 and Counting (m0010qdj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00202y0)
Actors
Simon Callow
Actor Simon Callow is castaway by Sue Lawley.
He impressed the theatre world when he played Mozart in Amadeus, and won our hearts as the genial Scot, Gareth, in Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Like many actors, he learned his trade in rep.
It's a good place to make mistakes, he says, recalling how he fell twenty foot through a trap door during 'A Christmas Carol'.
DISC ONE: Tchaikovsky - Suite No. 3 in G major
DISC TWO: Wagner - Tannhäuser Overture
DISC THREE: : Rodrigo - Concierto De Aranjuez - Narciso Yepes
DISC FOUR: Mozart - Vorrei spiegarvi, o Dio! (aria)
DISC FIVE: Alan Rawsthorne - Piano Concerto No.2 – Allegro
DISC SIX: Jeff Buckley - Lilac Wine
DISC SEVEN: Schubert - String Quintet in C major - 2nd movement
DISC EIGHT: Mojca Zlobko - Adagio Amoroso
BOOK CHOICE: String Quintet in C Major - Adagio by Franz Schubert
LUXURY CHOICE: Dictionary
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Nose hair trimmer
Producer: Angie Nehring
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.
SUN 06:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b010mwv4)
Series 2
Monsters
Fire breathing dragons are clearly something from legend, but what about a monster that lives in an ancient deep lake?
Sir David Attenborough reflects on a time when pre-eminent conservationist and naturalist Peter Scott was acquiring evidence to prove - or disprove - the existence of the Loch Ness Monster. No such giant creature has ever been found, but this is an intriguing tale of discovery.
David moves his story beyond the Scottish Highlands and into the Himalayas - where he reveals something very surprising.
Written and presented by David Attenborough.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2011.
SUN 07:00 Poetry Extra (m00202y4)
Poetry Please - Fleur Adcock
Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects and edition of Poetry Please featuring guest curator Fleur Adcock. And Daljit reads a poem from his Poetry Extra Book of the Month: The Cat Prince and Other Poems by Michael Pederson.
Fleur Adcock's choices include To a Poet a Thousand Years Hence by James Elroy Flecker, Old Man by Edward Thomas and Fleur’s own poem A Visiting Angel.
Fleur brings along a sprig of something from her garden for Roger.
Producer Sally Heaven.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
SUN 07:30 These Days by Lucy Caldwell (Omnibus) (m00202y8)
Episode 2
Two sisters, four nights, one city.
April, 1941: Belfast has escaped the worst of the war – so far. Over the coming two months, it’s going to be destroyed from above, so that people will say, in horror, “My God, Belfast is finished”.
Many won’t make it through, and no one who does will remain unchanged.
Following the lives of sisters Emma and Audrey – one engaged to be married, the other in a secret relationship with another woman – as they try to survive the horrors of the four nights of bombing which were the Belfast Blitz,
Lucy Caldwell's timeless and heart-breaking novel about living under duress, about family, and about how we try to stay true to ourselves.
Omnibus of the last five of ten parts abridged by Rowan Routh.
Concluded by Lisa Dwyer Hogg.
Producer: Gemma McMullan
A BBC Northern Ireland production for BBC Radio 4, First broadcast in April 2022.
SUN 08:40 Inheritance Tracks (m00202yd)
Liz Bonnin
Science and wildlife broadcaster Liz Bonnin chooses Amélia by Malavoi and I'm Every Woman by Chaka Khan.
SUN 08:50 Exile (Omnibus) (m000d7fc)
Episode 1
What do you do when your beliefs are condemned by the rest of society?
Adrian Bean's gripping story about one family's journey into the unknown.
Sarah Hargreaves doesn't share her husband Matthew's desire to join the Puritan exiles, but when their son Benjamin is arrested on a trumped-up charge they have little choice but to go.
Things go rapidly from bad to worse, and they decide to leave everything behind. Hoping to find peace and like minded souls in a new religious community in America, they spend everything they have left on a ticket to sail on the Mayflower.
The journey is long and difficult, and when they finally arrive the family starts to fall apart.
Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes.
Made to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower.
Sarah Hargreaves ...... Louise Brealey
Matthew Hargreaves ...... Trystan Gravelle
Ben ...... Joel MacCormack
Elizabeth ...... Megan McInerney
Saul Tregarron ...... Matthew Gravelle
Captain Jones ...... John Cording
Reverend Kerswell ...... Marc Danbury
Woman ...... Ashleigh Haddad
Directed by John Norton
A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2020.
SUN 10:00 Educating Archie (b007jx7p)
From 11/02/1954
Archie gets up to some high jinks with inks, thanks to cheeky schoolgirl chum, Monica.
Radio ventriloquism from Peter Brough and his 'dummy', Archie Andrews.
A range of guests take it in turn to tutor Archie each week.
Written by Eric Sykes, Walter Ridley and Ronald Wolfe
With:
Harry Secombe
Beryl Reid
Hattie Jacques
Bernard Miles
Peter Madden
Ronald Chesney
Music by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Running from 1950- 1958, Educating Archie introduced a number of soon-to-be household names to listeners, including Tony Hancock, Benny Hill, Harry Secombe, Dick Emery, Hattie Jacques, Bruce Forsyth and Max Bygraves - all taking a turn in tutoring Archie.
Producer: Roy Speer
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1954.
SUN 10:30 Much Binding in the Marsh (b008gzwf)
From 28/08/1953
Stop Press! The Weekly Bind newspaper brings you gardening from Mr Mulch and poetry from Patience Gush.
Starring Kenneth Horne and Richard 'Stinker' Murdoch.
With:
Sam Costa
Maurice Denham
Dora Bryan
Written by Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne.
Music from the BBC Men’s Chorus and the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinovitz.
Much Binding in the Marsh ran from 1944 to 1954 initially set at a remote RAF station before being converted to a country club and later the action moved to a newspaper. (The show also ran for a season with commercial breaks on Radio Luxembourg).
Producer: Leslie Bridgmont
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1953.
SUN 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00202y0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b010mwv4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m00202y4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 12:30 These Days by Lucy Caldwell (Omnibus) (m00202y8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 13:40 Inheritance Tracks (m00202yd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 13:50 Exile (Omnibus) (m000d7fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 15:00 Educating Archie (b007jx7p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 15:30 Much Binding in the Marsh (b008gzwf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 16:00 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007x08b)
2. Sleight of Mind
An electricity company official interrogates the young museum attendant, Oneira.
But is he actually helping her - or is he an alien..?
Written by Robert Easby.
Oneira ...... Lyndsey Marshal
Nikolai ...... Peter Marinker
Resistor ...... Sam Dale
Fulcanelli ...... Gerard McDermott
Floor Manager ...... Mark Straker
Producer: Liz Webb.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in February 2007.
SUN 16:30 Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre (b007jlrz)
Series 2
Jack in the Box
School is just up the stairs, and each birthday you get a new room
A young boy lives an isolated life - until a death opens the door to the outside world...
Strange and chilling tales from the award-winning master of thrillers Ray Bradbury.
Dramatised by Brian Sibley.
The Boy ...... Richard Pearce
Father ...... Ed Bishop
Mother ...... Carolyn Jones
The Whisperers ...... Sarah Rice & Carolyn Strong
Old Lady ...... Jenny Lee
Poilceman ...... Christopher Wright
Other parts played by the cast.
Ray tops and tails these dramatisations in his own inimitable style.
Producer: Adrian Bean.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.
SUN 17:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00202y0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 17:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b010mwv4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 18:00 Poetry Extra (m00202y4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 18:30 These Days by Lucy Caldwell (Omnibus) (m00202y8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 19:40 Inheritance Tracks (m00202yd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 19:50 Exile (Omnibus) (m000d7fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 21:00 Educating Archie (b007jx7p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 Much Binding in the Marsh (b008gzwf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Revolting People (b007lrv1)
Series 2
Trying Times
A wife returns, a daughter gives birth and Sergeant McGurk reveals the real reason the English won the Battle of Culloden.
The return of the sitcom set just before the American War of Independence.
Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Mary Oliphant …. Jan Ravens
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant …. Penelope Nice
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Elizabeth Oliphant …. Susie Blake
Agnes …. Selina Griffiths
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.
SUN 22:30 Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair (m000k91m)
Series 6
Me and Tina Were Up West When We Bumped Into Avril
A chance encounter with an old friend leaves Dee and best friend Tina invited to a posh party.
But among the guests Dee spots a face she'd rather forget.
Starring Linda Robson.
Series of comic monologues written by Jenny Eclair.
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2020.
SUN 22:45 Paperback Hell (b0076cl3)
Series 1
Shopping For Mr Wrong by Romany Cleff
A series of four chapters, by four different authors, all of them imaginary, all straight out of the bestseller charts and none of them very good.
This time, Chapter Three of Romany Cleff 's debut novel, Shopping for Mr Wrong.
Starring:
Michael Fenton Stevens
Rebecca Front
Mel Hudson
Alex Lowe
Dan Tetsell
Ghost-written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
Producer: Lucy Armitage.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2003.
SUN 23:00 Great Unanswered Questions (b00tw1fc)
Series 2
Episode 1
Who are the most intelligent - rocket scientists or brain surgeons?
Which wakes up first - you or your eyes?
Northern Irish comedian Colin Murphy and his two resident nerds Dr David Booth and Matthew Collins try to answer the unanswerable.
With Dara O Briain.
Producer: Jackie Hamilton.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2010.
SUN 23:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b01cwrtd)
Series 1
Dishonesty
Stephen K Amos and his pick of the circuit's best stand-up comedians attempt to unravel the knotty problems of modern life
They kick off with the idiot's guide to dishonesty.
With:
Sara Pascoe
Matt Forde
Carey Marx
David O'Doherty
Programme associates: Christine Rose and Hugh Sington.
Producer: Colin Anderson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.

MONDAY 17 JUNE 2024

MON 00:00 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007x08b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre (b007jlrz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00202y0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b010mwv4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Poetry Extra (m00202y4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 These Days by Lucy Caldwell (Omnibus) (m00202y8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:40 Inheritance Tracks (m00202yd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 on Sunday]
MON 03:50 Exile (Omnibus) (m000d7fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Educating Archie (b007jx7p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Much Binding in the Marsh (b008gzwf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Whodunnits (b00rq27n)
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case
6. A Warning from Miss Wayne
Lynn Ferguson recounts her ordeal of being kidnapped - while suave sleuth Paul Temple gets some drunken advice from Betty Wayne.
Francis Durbridge's thriller starring Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury.
It's another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Lynn Ferguson …. Peggy Hassard
Charlie …. James Beattie
Sir Graham Forbes …. Lester Mudditt
Detective Inspector Kingston …. Duncan McIntyre
Betty Wayne …. Grizelda Hervey
Lance Reynolds …. Richard Williams
Dan Priestley …. Cyril Shaps
Wilfred Stirling …. Charles Leno
Louis Fabian …. Olaf Olsen
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in Mayl 1954.
MON 06:30 Letters of Introduction (m0020310)
1. Dear Mr Gillian...
Richard Gillian has have everything - money, a good marriage, happy children.
He’s a successful publisher and former England rugby international player.
Then, one day, he receives a blackmail letter.
It seems like an absurd joke, until the real truth unfolds...
Starring Paul Shelley and Sandra Clark.
Peter Whalley’s six-part mystery thriller, set in 1990s Cheshire.
Richard Gillian .... Paul Shelley
Claire Gillian .... Sandra Clark
Jane Gillian .... Saskia Downes
Adele Nevison .... Melissa Jane Sinden
Philip Thornton .... Peter Rylands
Hotel Manager .... Michael Duggan
Waiter .... John Lloyd Fillingham
Director: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1994.
MON 07:00 Minor Adjustment (b0b2rpjy)
Basic Instinct
Richard and Sarah are summoned to see their daughter Kate's headmaster.
Six-part comedy series about the Stubbs family - cartoonist Richard, therapist Sarah and their daughters - Kate, aged 16 and three-year-old Amy who has Down's Syndrome.
Starring Peter Davison and Samantha Bond.
Written by son and father team, Andy and Eric Merriman - inspired by Andy's own four-year-old daughter, Sarah. Eric famously wrote legendary BBC comedy series 'Beyond Our Ken'.
Richard ...... Peter Davison
Sarah ...... Samantha Bond
Kate ...... Claire Russell
Amy ...... Sarah Merriman
Headmaster ...... Brian Bowles
Julia ...... Teresa
Mrs Morris ...... Kay Stoneham
James ...... David Cooper
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1996.
MON 07:30 Stop Messing About! (b00qtndn)
Series 2
Episode 1
A bijou male voice choir present their bona repertoire.
Starring:
Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Joan Sims
Announcer: Douglas Smith
Written by Myles Rudge, David Cumming and Derek Collyer.
After the unexpected death of Kenneth Horne in 1969, plans for the next series of Round the Horne were axed.
Instead - using an old catchphrase of Kenneth Williams as a series title - Kenneth joined Hugh Paddick to continue the comedy tradition and was also reunited with his "Carry On" film co-star Joan Sims.
With the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1970.
MON 08:00 A Short Gentleman (b019fxjh)
Episode 3
When dealing with his wife's lover, Robert employs his deadliest weapon: being a gentleman.
Hugh Bonneville stars as Robert Purcell, QC, a perfect specimen of the British Establishment, who applies faultless legal logic to his disastrous personal life.
Jon Canter's comic novel 'A Short Gentleman' adapted by Robin Brooks.
Robert Purcell ...... Hugh Bonneville
Elizabeth ...... Lyndsey Marshal
Max ...... Ted Allpress
Isobel ...... Lauren Mote
Mona/Ticky ...... Katherine Jakeways
Geoffrey ...... Paul Moriarty
Anthony ...... Carl Prekopp
Penelope ...... Tracy Wiles
With Adjoa Andoh, Ewan Bailey, Adam Billington and James Hayes.
Director: Jonquil Painting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.
MON 08:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jfyb)
1. Spring
“I was diagnosed with Asperger’s/autism aged five. By age seven I knew I was very different, I had got used to the isolation, my inability to break through into the world of talking about football or Minecraft was not tolerated. Then came the bullying. Nature became so much more than an escape; it became a life-support system.”
Chronicles of the turning world of autistic teenager Dara McAnulty.
Beginning in spring, his diary takes us through a year in his home patch in Northern Ireland.
These vivid and moving diary entries about Dara’s connection to wildlife, and the way he sees the world, are raw in their telling and urgent in their message.
They communicate his intense connection to the natural world, and his perspective as a teenager juggling exams and trying to build friendships alongside a life of campaigning.
Written and read by Dara McAnulty.
Abridged in five parts by Jill Waters and Isobel Creed.
Producer: Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2020.
MON 08:45 Exile (m000d7nf)
6. Birth
Elizabeth gives birth to a baby girl.
Native Americans turn up at the compound to find out how long the colonists plan to stay.
Sarah is released from the stocks and something is gnawing at Ben's conscience.
Adrian Bean's gripping ten-part story about one family's journey into the unknown.
Made to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower.
Sarah Hargreaves ...... Louise Brealey
Matthew Hargreaves ...... Trystan Gravelle
Ben ...... Joel MacCormack
Elizabeth ...... Megan McInerney
Saul Tregarron ..... Matthew Gravelle
Captain Jones ..... John Cording
Samoset ...... Daniel Taylor
Director: John Norton
A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2020.
MON 09:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m00201yc)
Series 81
Episode 5
The godfather of all panel shows pays a visit to the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh. On the panel are Fred MacAulay, Milton Jones, Pippa Evans and Rory Bremner with Jack Dee in the umpire’s chair. Colin Sell accompanies on the piano.

Producer - Jon Naismith.

A Random production for BBC Radio 4
MON 09:30 Self Drives (b083mrvh)
The Trabant
1. Go Trabi Go!
Will Self embarks on a 700 mile road trip in a Trabant, the iconic East German car.
Starting in London, Will plans to drive all the way to where the car was manufactured in Zwickau, Germany.
Will's travelling companion - and the instigator of this strange road trip - is his childhood friend Mike Shamash, a person of restricted growth.
Mike's fascinated by all things East German and hopes that the Trabant will yield a more nuanced picture of life behind the Iron Curtain. Will remains unconvinced.
The pair have barely left Broadcasting House before it dawns on them that 700 miles is a long way to drive in this flimsy, noisy and cramped car.
Producer: Laurence Grissell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.
MON 09:45 Daily Service (m0020314)
Psalms - Lament - Shield around me
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Psalms - Lament - Shield around me
Reading: Psalm 3
Led by Mark Dowd
Come down of love divine
Wells Cathedral Choir
God be in my head
The Cambridge Singers
Psalm 91
Jonathan Ogden
MON 10:00 Radiolab (m0020316)
Series 12
Numberland
Radiolab goes behind the seemingly rational, impersonal world of numbers into a world of attuned feelings.
It’s hard to think of anything more rational, more logical and impersonal than a number. But what if we’re all, universally, also deeply attuned to how numbers … feel?
Why 2 is warm, 7 is strong and 11 is downright mystical. Then, we use one number that could maybe, possibly, break math--and reality--as we know it.
The Radiolab team investigate a strange world.
With Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich.
Radiolab is a Peabody-award winning show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and the human experience.
From WNYC. First broadcast on public radio in the USA in 2024.
MON 10:55 Inheritance Tracks (b06zyxpk)
Simon Callow
Celebrated actor Simon Callow chooses The Overture to Tannhauser by Wagner and Die Fledermaus by Johan Strauss II.
MON 11:00 Whodunnits (b00rq27n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 11:30 Letters of Introduction (m0020310)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 12:00 Minor Adjustment (b0b2rpjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 12:30 Stop Messing About! (b00qtndn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 13:00 A Short Gentleman (b019fxjh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 13:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jfyb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:45 Exile (m000d7nf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 14:00 Just a Minute (b00gl57r)
Series 54
Episode 3
Nicholas Parsons presides over the devious game where panellists are challenged to speak for one minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition.
From the BBC Radio Theatre in London.
With:
Paul Merton
Charles Collingwood
Graham Norton
Shappi Khorsandi
Subjects include: Losing Your Marbles, My Pain Threshold, Voiceovers, Older Men, Hair Loss, Super Foods and What I Would Play in an Orchestra.
Created by Ian Messiter.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2009.
MON 14:30 The Nimmo Twins In... (b00jh6jw)
Series 1
Norwich
In Norwich, the duo desperately seek inspiration for the final script of their series.
Stars Karl Minns and Owen Evans.
Comedy series written by Karl Minns.
Karl ….Karl Minns
Owen …. Owen Evans
Julian …. Gavin Mitchell
Producer: Julian Mayers.
First broadcast in BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.
MON 15:00 Ellen Dryden - Any Other Name (m002031c)
When a well-respected secondary school teacher disappears, her family is of course very anxious.
The police too are concerned as clues suggest that the woman has been the victim of a crime.
And then the family receives a most unusual tape recording...
Starring David Bamber, Teresa Gallagher, Carl Prekopp and Helen Longworth.
Written by Ellen Dryden.
Philip .... David Bamber
Laura .... Teresa Gallagher
Joe .... Carl Prekopp
Susie .... Helen Longworth
William/TV Newsreader 2 .... Richard Firth
Georgie/TV Newsreader 1 .... Laura Doddington
Director: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.
MON 16:00 Radiolab (m0020316)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:55 Inheritance Tracks (b06zyxpk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:55 today]
MON 17:00 Whodunnits (b00rq27n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 17:30 Letters of Introduction (m0020310)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 18:00 Minor Adjustment (b0b2rpjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:30 Stop Messing About! (b00qtndn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 19:00 A Short Gentleman (b019fxjh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jfyb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 19:45 Exile (m000d7nf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 20:00 Just a Minute (b00gl57r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
MON 20:30 The Nimmo Twins In... (b00jh6jw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
MON 21:00 Ellen Dryden - Any Other Name (m002031c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m00201yc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 22:30 Goodness Gracious Me (b00fqbsz)
Series 2
Episode 4
A dizzy Indian ad agency, a lovesick lament to Lahore - and the blundering Bhangra Muffins.
Starring:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Kulvinder Ghir
Nitin Sawhney
Meera Syal
Nina Wadia
Gold Winner of the Sony Radio Academy Awards. The sketch comedy show originally ran on BBC Radio 4 from 1996 to 1998, later transferring to TV on BBC TWO from 1998 to 2001.
Scripted by Richard Pinto, Sharat Sardana, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Sanjeev Kohli and Nina Wadia.
Script Editor: Sharat Sardana
Producer: Anil Gupta.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1997.
MON 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0020dtb)
Sukh Ojla 1/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Arthur Smith talks to Sukh Ojla.
MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m00202sj)
Series 114
Episode 2
Lucy Porter, Alasdair Beckett-King, Athena Kugblenu, and Hugo Rifkind join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news
MON 23:30 Dave Podmore (b007jz8b)
Dave Podmore's Cricket Night
Episode 4
After meeting Rory McGrath on TV, minor cricketing celebrity Pod is called to Buckingham Palace.
Written by Christopher Douglas, Nick Newman and Andrew Nickolds.
Pod ...... Christopher Douglas
Andy Hamer ...... Andrew Nickolds
With:
Andy Hamer
Nichola Sanderson
Chris Pavlo
Ewan Bailey
Rory McGrath
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.

TUESDAY 18 JUNE 2024

TUE 00:00 Radiolab (m0020316)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:55 Inheritance Tracks (b06zyxpk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:55 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Whodunnits (b00rq27n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Letters of Introduction (m0020310)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Minor Adjustment (b0b2rpjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Stop Messing About! (b00qtndn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 A Short Gentleman (b019fxjh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jfyb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:45 Exile (m000d7nf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Just a Minute (b00gl57r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 The Nimmo Twins In... (b00jh6jw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Ellen Dryden - Any Other Name (m002031c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Whodunnits (b00rqjm4)
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case
7. The Note
Detective Inspector Kingston shares his murder theory with the debonair sleuth - whilst Steve gets a shock.
Francis Durbridge's thriller starring Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury.
It's another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Louis Fabian …. Olaf Olsen
Charlie …. James Beattie
Detective Inspector Kingston …. Duncan McIntyre
Lance Reynolds …. Richard Williams
Betty Wayne …. Grizelda Hervey
Producer: Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1954.
TUE 06:30 Letters of Introduction (m002023w)
2. Belief Isn't Voluntary
Richard Gillian decides to take two inexplicable blackmail letters to the police - but they appear reluctant to investigate.
When a third arrives, his wife's confidence in him is shaken.
The Gillian family's happy and successful life has been shattered by a blackmail plot.
Starring Paul Shelley and Sandra Clark.
Peter Whalley’s mystery thriller, set in ‘90s Cheshire.
Richard Gillian .... Paul Shelley
Claire Gillian .... Sandra Clark
Jane Gillian .... Saskia Downes
David Gillian .... John Lloyd Fillingham
Det lnsp Jacob .... Michael Duggan
Adele Nevison .... Melissa Jane Sinden
Lawrence Nevison .... Russell Dixon
Maurice Townsend .... Glyn Morrow
Director: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1994.
TUE 07:00 Moving (m002023z)
2. Movement
The only way Antony and Brian can rescue their building firm is by bringing Greta into the picture. But is the cost of that too high?
Does Julie know what she's doing allowing Antony back into the marital bed?
And will Ruth and Alistair be able to rescue their crumbling relationship by a touch of DIY?
Neil McKay's six-part comedy series taps into the British obsession with homes.
Antony .... Stephen Tompkinson
Brian .... Philip Jackson
Greta .... Brigit Forsyth
Ruth .... Kathryn Hunt
Alistair .... Kevin McMonagle
Colin .... James McMartin,
Julie .... Tracy Brabin,
Irene .... Judith Davis,
Kelly .... Andrea Huell,
Scott .... Kieron Ashforth
Shaun .... Matthew Nylan
Director: Kate Rowland
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1995.
TUE 07:30 The Goon Show (b007swcz)
Series 5
The Sinking of Westminster Pier
Oyster-loving Neddie Seagoon takes to the River Thames, which is soon draining away.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in February 1955.
TUE 08:00 Turf Wars (b00z5hr2)
Losing the Plot
Bashful Edward passes a local allotment and speaks to an attractive female allottee.
He decides there and then that he must apply for a plot. But doing so involves an interview with ferocious site-manager Bernie who runs the allotments with military rigour. It's all looking unlikely until Edward reveals that his father was a local landscape horticulturalist, one Bernie has admired all his life.
Edward joins the site. And it is only then that he springs a surprise on Bernie. One that leads to explosive confrontation.
Which of them will lose the plot?
Nick Warburton's delicious comedy stars James Fleet.
Edward ..... James Fleet
Amanda .... Joanna Monro
Bernie ..... Jonathan Coy
Director: Peter Kavanagh.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
TUE 08:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jg90)
2. Clash
It’s just after Dara McAnulty's 15th birthday and his passion for nature continues to clash with his feelings of being trapped by life in a Northern Irish suburb.
These vivid and moving diary entries about Dara’s connection to wildlife, and the way he sees the world, are raw in their telling and urgent in their message. They communicate his intense connection to the natural world, and his perspective as a teenager juggling exams and trying to build friendships alongside a life of campaigning.
“I was diagnosed with Asperger’s/autism aged five. By age seven I knew I was very different, I had got used to the isolation, my inability to break through into the world of talking about football or Minecraft was not tolerated. Then came the bullying. Nature became so much more than an escape; it became a life-support system.”
Written and read by Dara McAnulty.
Abridged by Jill Waters and Isobel Creed.
Producer: Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2020.
TUE 08:45 Exile (m000d70f)
7. Disappearance
Ben has disappeared - probably gone to the Wampanoag village to try and ease his conscience.
A search party is formed and they plunge deep into the forest.
When they find him, Saul rescues Ben from a waterfall and Matthew saves Sarah from the clutches of a bear, but is it enough to save their marriage.
Adrian Bean's gripping story about one family's journey into the unknown.
Made to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower.
Sarah Hargreaves ...... Louise Brealey
Matthew Hargreaves ...... Trystan Gravelle
Ben ...... Joel MacCormack
Elizabeth ...... Megan McInerney
Saul Tregarron ..... Matthew Gravelle
Captain Jones ..... John Cording
Director: John Norton
A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2020.
TUE 09:00 Joe Lycett's Obsessions (m000dgyy)
Series 2
Chelsea Norris and Jack Carroll
Joe Lycett returns to explore the nation's weird and wonderful obsessions by getting to know a selection of famous and not so famous guests, recorded in Manchester. Joining Joe on the sofa this week, BBC Manchester presenter Chelsea Norris shares her love of boxing, whilst comedian Jack Carroll reveals his obsession with the TV show ‘The Sopranos’. Joe also welcomes members of the public to share their secret passions, as well as this week's VOP (very obsessed person), Alex Bidolak, who through his love of Lego became an official Master Model Builder.
Joe Lycett's Obsessions was written and performed by Joe Lycett, with material from James Kettle and additional material from Catherine Brinkworth and Kat Sadler. The production coordinator was Damilola Mabadeje. The producer was Suzy Grant and it was a BBC Studios Audio production.
TUE 09:30 Self Drives (b083n4sh)
The Trabant
2. Tinker Tailor Soldier Trabi
Will Self continues his 700 mile road trip in a Trabant, the iconic East German car.
Having started out in London, Will and his childhood friend Mike plan to drive all the way to where the car was manufactured in Zwickau, Germany.
Just outside Brussels, Will and Mike meet a Belgian Trabi enthusiast who was asked spy for East Germany. And over dinner in Bonn, the pair argue about whether it's feasible to take a more positive view of life in the former GDR.
Producer: Laurence Grissell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.
TUE 09:45 Daily Service (m0020244)
Theme: Psalms - Lament - Relent, Lord
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Psalms - Lament - Relent, Lord
Reading: Psalm 90 11-17
Led by Becky Silver
Nobody Knows the trouble i've seen
Staple singers
Lord for thy tender mercy's sake
Daily Service Singers
Irish Blessing
The Priests
TUE 10:00 A Good Read (b08g5537)
Craig Brown and Pippa Evans
Satirist Craig Brown and comedian Pippa Evans join Harriett Gilbert to talk about favourite books by George Orwell, Simon Gray and DBC Pierre.
Enter A Fox by Simon Gray
Publisher: Faber
Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
Publisher: Penguin
Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre.
Publisher: Faber
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2017.
TUE 10:30 Mannequins (b0075zhk)
Glamorous, influential, spooky and silent ... they haunt the high streets.
Sue Limb uncovers the secret world of the Mannequin, hearing about their early history, their changing shapes and styles as she goes up to her arm pits in clay, glass fibre and papier mache, as the latest designs roll out of the factories.
Contributors:
Mary Quant
Michael Southgate
Adel Rootstein
Kevin Alpino
John Taylor
Len Gifford
Dr. Dee Dawson
Rosemary Harden
Marilyn Dumars
Edward Stammers
Judith Fane
Producer: Sandy Bell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1998.
TUE 11:00 Whodunnits (b00rqjm4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 11:30 Letters of Introduction (m002023w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 12:00 Moving (m002023z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Goon Show (b007swcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Turf Wars (b00z5hr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jg90)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:45 Exile (m000d70f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 14:00 Quote... Unquote (m0011l0t)
The 500th Edition: John Lloyd, Sathnam Sanghera, Frank Gardner
The celebrity panel game about quotations, hosted by Nigel Rees, returns with its 500th programme.
This episode features:
- John Lloyd, Quote...Unquote's co-creator and original producer, who went on to create such delights as QI, The News Quiz and Blackadder.
- Sathnam Sanghera, writer for The Times, presenter for Channel 4, and author of 'EmpireLand'
- Frank Gardner, BBC Security Correspondent, bestselling author and thriller writer.
Reader of the Quotations: Charlotte Green
Production Co-Ordinator: Sarah Nicholls
Producer: Ella Watts
Executive Producer: James Robinson
This programme is a BBC Studios Audio production.
TUE 14:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076h1z)
Series 3
Boyfriends
Pete's back and Cassie's happy - but how can she explain her relationship with PJ the postman to him?
Amanda Murphy’s comedy-drama series about Cassie and Pete, who'd make a great couple - if they weren't so busy being friends.
Starring Debra Stephenson as Cassie and David Lamb as Pete.
PJ ...... Brendan Burns
Janet ...... Paula Wilcox
Maddie ...... Julia Morris
Simon ...... Shaun Dooley
Bill ...... Mike Grady
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2003.
TUE 15:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2ms)
1. Beginnings
Midway through the Second World War, a disillusioned Captain Charles Ryder finds himself posted to a remote country retreat.
It's Brideshead Castle, scene of the happiest years of his young, impressionable life and the beginnings of his friendship with Sebastian Flyte - whose presence will forever haunt him.
Starring Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber.
Evelyn Waugh's most famous novel of life, love and a forgotten era.
Dramatised in four parts by Jeremy Front.
Charles Ryder ...... Ben Miles
Sebastian Flyte ...... Jamie Bamber
Julia ...... Anne-Marie Duff
Cordelia ...... Abby Ford
Brideshead ...... Toby Jones
Boy Mulcaster ...... Tom Smith
Nanny Hawkins ...... Ann Beach
Jasper ...... Martin Hyder
Anthony Blanche ...... Geoffrey Streatfeild
Hooper ...... Andrew Wincott
Collins ...... Scott Brooksbank
Mr Ryder ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Music by Neil Brand
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
TUE 16:00 A Good Read (b08g5537)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:30 Mannequins (b0075zhk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
TUE 17:00 Whodunnits (b00rqjm4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Letters of Introduction (m002023w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Moving (m002023z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:30 The Goon Show (b007swcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 19:00 Turf Wars (b00z5hr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jg90)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 19:45 Exile (m000d70f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 20:00 Quote... Unquote (m0011l0t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
TUE 20:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076h1z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2ms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
TUE 22:00 Joe Lycett's Obsessions (m000dgyy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 22:30 Think the Unthinkable (b01n2tnx)
Series 4
Barrington General
Barrington General Hospital needs a lifeline, much like its patients and Ryan is determined to experience their services firsthand.
Sitcom about a team of incompetent management consultants by James Cary
Starring Marcus Brigstocke
With Catherine Shepherd, Beth Chalmers, Hugh Dennis, James Rawlings, Neil Edmond and Jennie Cox
Producer Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.
TUE 23:00 Rubbish (b008drpg)
Series 2
Phobic
Unable to look in the mirror for fear of seeing his ageing reflection, Martin seeks the help of a local artist to overcome his phobia.
Reece Dinsdale stars as local government officer, cynic and manic-depressive Martin Christmas in Tony Bagley's sitcom.
Martin …. Reece Dinsdale
Barney …. Matthew Cottle
John …. Neil Dudgeon
Sarah …. Pippa Haywood
Dan ...... Russell Tovey
Producer: Claire Bartlett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2007.
TUE 23:30 Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science (b0418p87)
Series 3
Episode 4
Comic but factually accurate history of space exploration.
A look at Astronomical Errors - how mistakes have shaped the history of rocket science, including how the universe is made out of ice, or possibly isn't.
And when you should keep quiet about the shape of the solar system.
Plus some of the more surprising activities of unpredictable genius, Isaac Newton.
Starring:
Helen Keen
Peter Serafinowicz
Susy Kane
Written by Helen Keen and Miriam Underhill.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2014.
TUE 23:45 Ivor Cutler - A Wet Handle (b00cmjvc)
Episode 3
Runaway teaspoons and the spelling of 'marmalade'.
Songs, stories and poems from humourist Ivor Cutler.
With:
Craig Murray-Orr
Alison O'Kill
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in June 1997.

WEDNESDAY 19 JUNE 2024

WED 00:00 A Good Read (b08g5537)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Mannequins (b0075zhk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Whodunnits (b00rqjm4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Letters of Introduction (m002023w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Moving (m002023z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 The Goon Show (b007swcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Turf Wars (b00z5hr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jg90)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:45 Exile (m000d70f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Quote... Unquote (m0011l0t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076h1z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2ms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Whodunnits (b00rs2dd)
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case
8. The Guilty Party
Suave Paul Temple sets up a cocktail party - aiming to solve the case once and for all.
Francis Durbridge's thriller starring Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury.
Conclusion of another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Betty Wayne …. Grizelda Hervey
Lance Reynolds …. Richard Williams
Sir Graham Forbes …. Lester Mudditt
Detective Inspector Kingston …. Duncan McIntyre
Louis Fabian …. Olaf Olsen
Wilfred Stirling …. Charles Leno
Detective Sergeant Johnson …. Alec Ross
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1954.
WED 06:30 Letters of Introduction (m002037h)
3. Melissa
Richard Gillian has decided to hire a private investigator to see if he can find out who's trying to blackmail him.
The Gillian family's happy and successful life has been shattered by a blackmail plot.
Starring Paul Shelley and Sandra Clark.
Peter Whalley’s mystery thriller, set in ‘90s Cheshire.
Richard Gillian .... Paul Shelley
Claire Gillian .... Sandra Clark
Jane Gillian .... Saskia Downes
Maurice Townsend .... Glyn Morrow
Julie .... Julie Corrigan
Melissa .... Kathryn Hunt
Philip Thornton .... Peter Rylands
Director: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1994.
WED 07:00 Winston (b007jnbk)
Winston in Love
Happy Days in Cawnpore
Winston declares his love for Nancy. He even asks her to marry him.
But is this just a ploy to get rid of her new suitor, Roland?
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy serial.
Winston …. Bill Wallis
Father …. Maurice Denham
Nancy …. Shirley Dixon
Rosie …. Liz Goulding
William .… Christian Rodska
Director: Shaun MacLoughlin
First broadcast on BBC Radio in January 1991.
WED 07:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jyyw)
Series 1
Cinderella Hancock
Bill bans the Lad from the National Film Ball, but then there's a knock at the door.
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's classic comedy about the life and times of Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With:
Moira Lister
Bill Kerr
Sidney James
Dora Bryan
Paul Carpenter
Kenneth Williams
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Music recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1955.
WED 08:00 Hazelbeach (b008crhw)
Series 1
Party
Ronnie organises a disastrous birthday party and Nick finally finds his father's will.
Starring Jamie Foreman.
Caroline and David Stafford's comedy drama about the mysterious Ronnie Hazelbeach.
Ronnie .... Jamie Foreman
Nick .... Paul Bazely
Mrs Barlow .... Tracy Wiles
James .... John Dougall
Andrea .... Liza Sadovy
Producer: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2007.
WED 08:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jf8p)
3. Sanctuary
Autistic Dara's intense connection to the natural world makes him a target for school bullies. But nature gives him sanctuary.
These vivid and moving diary entries about Dara’s connection to wildlife, and the way he sees the world, are raw in their telling and urgent in their message. They communicate his intense connection to the natural world, and his perspective as a teenager juggling exams and trying to build friendships alongside a life of campaigning.
“I was diagnosed with Asperger’s/autism aged five. By age seven I knew I was very different, I had got used to the isolation, my inability to break through into the world of talking about football or Minecraft was not tolerated. Then came the bullying. Nature became so much more than an escape; it became a life-support system.”
Written and read by Dara McAnulty.
Abridged by Jill Waters and Isobel Creed.
Producer: Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2020.
WED 08:45 Exile (m000d856)
8. Defiance
It's almost Easter. Elizabeth and Sarah brave the wrath of the community and bring the baby out on market day.
Matthew is furious but they defy him and insist that she is baptised.
Elizabeth names her Grace.
Sarah is falling for Saul, and Ben has found out.
Adrian Bean's gripping story about one family's journey into the unknown.
Made to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower.
Sarah Hargreaves ...... Louise Brealey
Matthew Hargreaves ...... Trystan Gravelle
Ben ...... Joel MacCormack
Elizabeth ...... Megan McInerney
Saul Tregarron ..... Matthew Gravelle
Captain Jones ..... John Cording
Director: John Norton
A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2020.
WED 09:00 Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girl Club (m00202h0)
Series 2
Crossfit
Strength can look like a lot of things and here comedian Jessica Fostekew digs into some of the most unladylike sports going. In this episode we look at Crossfit - a heady mix of strength, gymnastics and athleticism AKA 'exercise tapas'.
Jess talks to Crossfit champion and 2022's sixteenth fittest woman in the world - Lucy Campbell - about muscularity, finding a community and why even a sport which has trumpeted equality from its inception still has a way to go when it comes to the sexualisation of the women at the top of their game.
And she demonstrates why, on the radio, it's sometimes hard to tell the difference between the sound of a woman lifting a heavy weight, and the sound of a baby elephant on a steam train.
Written and Performed by Jessica Fostekew.
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
Assistant Producer: Tam Reynolds
Sound Designer: David Thomas
Exec Producer: Victoria Lloyd
A Mighty Bunny production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 09:30 Self Drives (b083pchb)
The Trabant
3. Achtung Bitte!
Will makes it to the former East German border in his iconic communist car. But he starts to worry about the safety of the vehicle and wonders whether it's time to call the journey off.
Having started out in London, Will and his childhood friend Mike had planned to drive 700 miles all the way to where the car was manufactured in Zwickau, Germany.
On the former border, they meet a teacher who grew up in the GDR and has fond memories of the Trabant.
But it's becoming clear just how flimsy the plastic-bodied car is. Over dinner in Eisenach, Will and Mike discuss the wisdom of continuing the trip.
Producer: Laurence Grissell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.
WED 09:45 Daily Service (m002037m)
Psalms - Lament - When I am in distress
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Psalms - Lament - When I am in distress
Reading: Psalm 31 9-16
Led by Fr Paschal Uche
There is an everlasting kindness
Stuart Townend
Kyrie Eleison
Taize
O love that wilt not let me go
Daily Service Singers
WED 10:00 Archive on 4 (b072zn42)
The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band: Anarchy Must Be Organised
2016 saw the 50th anniversary of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band going “professional” – kick-starting the chaos with a performance on the bastion of psychedelia and avant-garde: Blue Peter.
The legendary Neil Innes looks back at the influence and influences of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band and the collision of art, humour, music, language and anarchy that permeated the band’s career.
Archive interviews and performances accompany new interviews with Legs Larry Smith, Rodney Slater, Vernon Dudley Bowhay Nowell, Sam Spoons, and Bob Kerr and contributions from friends and fans including Terry Gilliam, Adrian Edmondson, Kevin Eldon, Diane Morgan, Rick Wakeman and Stephen Fry.
Neil Innes died in December 2019 at the age of 75.
Producer: Laura Grimshaw
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2016.
WED 11:00 Whodunnits (b00rs2dd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 11:30 Letters of Introduction (m002037h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 12:00 Winston (b007jnbk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jyyw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 13:00 Hazelbeach (b008crhw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 13:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jf8p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:45 Exile (m000d856)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 14:00 Dilemma (b01r9rtd)
Series 2
Episode 5
Sue Perkins puts Jason Cook, Cerys Matthews, David Aaronovitch and Sara Pascoe through the moral and ethical wringer.
Amongst the dilemmas facing the panel, Sue asks singer and BBC 6 Music host Cerys Matthews whether she'd eat an alien as an act of survival?
There are no "right" answers - but there are some deeply damning ones.
Devised by Danielle Ward.
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.
WED 14:30 Two Doors Down (b008j0lm)
Series 2
Out of Tune
Miss Black throws a dinner party in honour of Sean Rafferty who’s in Belfast to interview her lodger Fintan for BBC Radio 3.
Musical prodigy Simon’s asked to play for the guests, but he has other ideas...
Starring Stella McCusker.
Annie McCartney's sitcom about the bohemian Belfast residents of Marlborough Road, saved from chaos by their cleaning lady, Sally.
Sally ...... Stella McCusker
Clare ...... Marcella Riordan
Evie ...... Katy Gleadhill
Victor ...... Alan Mckee
Miss Black ...... Roma Tomelty
Fintan ...... Gerard Murphy
Layla ...... Emily Walmsley
Simon ...... Patrick Gleadhill
Tony ...... Robert Patterson
Trevor ...... Des McAleer
Fidelma ...... Aine McCartney
Anna ...... Hannah R Gordon
With Sean Rafferty as Himself.
Director: Tanya Nash
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.
WED 15:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2nx)
2. New Vistas
Friendship with the ebullient Sebastian Flyte continues to open up new vistas for Charles.
But for Sebastian, the family is closing in.
Starring Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber.
Evelyn Waugh's most famous novel of life, love and a forgotten era.
Dramatised by Jeremy Front.
Charles Ryder ...... Ben Miles
Sebastian Flyte ...... Jamie Bamber
Cordelia ...... Abby Ford
Brideshead ...... Toby Jones
Lady Marchmain ...... Eleanor Bron
Rex Mottram ...... William Hope
Lord Marchmain ...... Edward Petherbridge
Cara ...... Liza Sadovy
Mr Ryder ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Mr Samgrass ...... Thomas Arnold
Boy Mulcaster ...... Tom Smith
Nanny Hawkins ...... Ann Beach
Sergeant ...... Martin Hyder
Death's Head ...... Emma Woolliams
Sickly Child ...... Laura Doddington
Music by Neil Brand
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
WED 16:00 Archive on 4 (b072zn42)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 17:00 Whodunnits (b00rs2dd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 17:30 Letters of Introduction (m002037h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 18:00 Winston (b007jnbk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jyyw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 19:00 Hazelbeach (b008crhw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jf8p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 19:45 Exile (m000d856)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 20:00 Dilemma (b01r9rtd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
WED 20:30 Two Doors Down (b008j0lm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
WED 21:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
WED 22:00 Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girl Club (m00202h0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 22:30 The Museum of Everything (b00gknj8)
Series 3
The Museum Reopens
A temp with a scary clown face aids the tour guide.
Welcome back to the galleries of the only museum where you can experience the history of everything.
Written and performed by:
Marcus Brigstocke
Danny Robins
Dan Tetsell
With Lucy Montgomery.
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.
Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0020dtd)
Sukh Ojla 2/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Arthur Smith talks to Sukh Ojla.
WED 23:00 Chain Reaction (b0742mqd)
Series 11
5. Sandi Toksvig interviews Roy Hudd
Broadcaster and writer Sandi Toksvig turns interviewer as she chats to comedy icon, Roy Hudd.
Chain Reaction is the long running hostless chat show where this week's interviewee becomes the next interviewer.
Sandi Toksvig is a prolific writer and broadcaster who chaired the News Quiz on BBC Radio 4 for nine years and over 220 episodes. She was a founder member of the Women's Equality Party and took over as host of BBC TV’s long-running QI.
Roy Hudd clocked up more than 50 years in showbusiness, starting out as a Butlins redcoat in the 1950s sparking a stellar career through numerous successes on stage, radio and screen. Radio listeners know him best as the host of the much-loved News Huddlines on BBC Radio 2 for 26 years. More recently, Roy gained plaudits for his moving portrayal of Bud Flanagan in the BBC drama 'We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story'.
Roy tells Sandi about his showbiz beginnings, reveals how Arthur Askey gave him a leg up in the early days and shares his favourite pantomime story courtesy of Tom O'Connor.
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Radio Comedy production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2016.
WED 23:30 The Big Booth (b007jrvv)
Series 2: The Big Booth Too
Episode 5
Boothby's script dictatorship is overthrown by the Workers' Collective.
More guitar-flavoured songs and surreal laughs from Boothby Graffoe.
With:
Stephen Frost
Kevin Eldon
Vivienne Soan
Big Al
Guitarist: Antonio Forcione
Written by Boothby Graffoe and Dave Thompson.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.

THURSDAY 20 JUNE 2024

THU 00:00 Archive on 4 (b072zn42)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Whodunnits (b00rs2dd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Letters of Introduction (m002037h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Winston (b007jnbk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jyyw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Hazelbeach (b008crhw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jf8p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Exile (m000d856)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Dilemma (b01r9rtd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Two Doors Down (b008j0lm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Boxer and Doberman (b00wg37w)
Series 2
1. Murder Is Child's Play
Two rival Glasgow gang-leaders (and would-be children's authors) find themselves competing head-to-head for a prestigious literary award.
So it's up to Boxer and Doberman to stop full-scale gang warfare - especially with campaign to win "European City of Kindness".
Alastair Jessiman's gritty police comedy drama series.
Featuring grizzled old-school detective, DI Bob Boxer - and his slightly less grizzled and more instinctive young sidekick, DS Shona Doberman.
Starring Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse.
It's a case of Taggart meet The Naked Gun as the duo take to the road in Boxer's arthritic Austin Princess...
DI Boxer ..... Finlay Welsh
DS Doberman ..... Anita Vettesse
Butcher Brawley ..... James Bryce
Rosa Caputo ..... Ann Scott Jones
'The Shadow' ..... Cameron McNee
Joe Macnamarra ..... Alastair Jessiman
Directed at BBC Scotland by David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2010.
THU 06:30 Letters of Introduction (m0020250)
4. Confrontation
Richard Gillian has located the girl involved in the attempt to blackmail him.
She knows the real identity of the man involved.
He's someone very close to home...
The Gillian family's happy and successful life has been shattered by a blackmail plot.
Starring Paul Shelley and Sandra Clark.
Peter Whalley’s mystery thriller, set in ‘90s Cheshire.
Richard Gillian .... Paul Shelley
Jane Gillian .... Saskia Downes
Melissa .... Kathryn Hunt
Adele Nevison .... Melissa Jane Sinden
Lawrence Nevison .... Russell Dixon
Maurice Townsend .... Glyn Morrow
Director: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1994.
THU 07:00 Patterson (m000mskz)
Episode 4
Can Andrew Patterson’s salvage both his marriage and his inaugural lecture at the bewildering university campus?
Starring Lewis Fiander as Patterson.
Comedy serial set in a provincial university by Malcolm Bradbury and Christopher Bigsby
Patterson.........................................Lewis Fiander
Professor Misty.............................Richard Vernon
Melissa.............................................Maureen Lipman
Amy Spade.....................................Maggie Steed
Probity:........................................... Jack May
Mary..................................................Frances Jeater
Victor................................................Hugh Thomas
Bannerji...........................................Tariq Yunus
Cuthbertson.................................. Richard O'Callaghan
Mrs Vice-Chancellor....................Irene Prador
Vice-Chancellor............................John Barron
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio Three in March 1981.
THU 07:30 Dad's Army (b007jqpj)
Series 3
The Royal Train
Captain Mainwaring gets up steam when the Home Guard platoon receive sealed orders regarding the King.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Vicar …. Frank Williams
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1976.
THU 08:00 For the Love of Leo (m000l7zw)
Series 2
The Lady in Black
Edinburgh widower Leo still talks to his beloved wife Tamsin when he’s alone; even though daughter Laura and housekeeper Sadie fill the house and his life.
And when his beloved mum dies he finds himself attracted to the rather lovely undertaker!
Wry, narrative comedy written by Michael Chaplin
The funeral of Leo's wife Tamsin was barely over before become a magnet to all kinds of attractive women, while his grown up arctic weather analyst daughter and sparky, opinionated cleaning lady offer unasked for advice.
In this second series, we meet more of these women who come into his life.
Leo Fabiani ...... Mark Bonnar
Tamsin Fabiani ...... Beth Marshall
Sadie ...... Tracy Wiles
Princess Natalia ...... Vera Graziadei
Nicky McIntosh ...... Hilary Maclean
Laura Fabiani ...... Samara MacLaren
Guy ...... Simon Donaldson
Director: Marilyn Imrie
A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2020.
THU 08:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jgfn)
4. Autumn
Dara and family prepare for the new term, but they manage to spend some sunny days out before school, and autumn, begin.
These vivid and moving diary entries about Dara’s connection to wildlife, and the way he sees the world, are raw in their telling and urgent in their message. They communicate his intense connection to the natural world, and his perspective as a teenager juggling exams and trying to build friendships alongside a life of campaigning.
“I was diagnosed with Asperger’s/autism aged five. By age seven I knew I was very different, I had got used to the isolation, my inability to break through into the world of talking about football or Minecraft was not tolerated. Then came the bullying. Nature became so much more than an escape; it became a life-support system.”
Written and read by Dara McAnulty.
Abridged by Jill Waters and Isobel Creed.
Producer: Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2020.
THU 08:45 Exile (m000d8s1)
9. Chickens
Chickens are disappearing from the coop at night.
Ben is beginning to accept his mum's love for Saul.
Sarah and Saul keep watch together at night to catch the chicken thief, and when it comes, it's not a fox - it's a boy - a half starved boy from the Wampanoag village.
Saul and Ben decide to take him home, but when they arrive the village has been destroyed by "white mans disease" - and Saul's past begins to catch up with him.
Adrian Bean's gripping story about one family's journey into the unknown.
Made to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower.
Sarah Hargreaves ...... Louise Brealey
Matthew Hargreaves ...... Trystan Gravelle
Ben ...... Joel MacCormack
Elizabeth ...... Megan McInerney
Saul Tregarron ..... Matthew Gravelle
Captain Jones ..... John Cording
Blackbird ...... Ashleigh Haddad
Director: John Norton
A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2020.
THU 09:00 Rhysearch (m000x6wq)
Series 1
3. Are They Watching Us?
Comedian Rhys James investigates topics that the rest of us are too busy to be bothered with.
3: Are They Watching Us?
Has technology gone wacky doolally?
Rhys gets to the bottom of privacy issues, deep fakes, non-fungible tokens and whether technology will be the end of us all.
Written and presented by Rhys James
Guest... Amit Katwala
Guest... Samatha Yap
Produced by Carl Cooper
Executive Producer: Pete Strauss
This is a BBC Studios Production
THU 09:30 Self Drives (b083r1jb)
The Trabant
4. Gearbox Blues
Will runs into mechanical difficulties with his iconic communist car.
Having resolved to continue his 700 miles journey to where the car was manufactured, Will's vehicle develops a gearbox problem on the motorway.
Will and his travelling companion Mike hope that a friendly Trabant enthusiast might be able to save the day.
Producer: Laurence Grissell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.
THU 09:45 Daily Service (m0020252)
Psalms - Lament - Questioning
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Psalms - Lament - Questioning
Job 7 17-21
Led by Richard Littledale
THU 10:00 Great Lives (p00gj68j)
Richard Beckinsale
Alan Davies, star of Jonathan Creek and Bob and Rose, nominates a man who died less than three decades ago and whose life was so brief, no one has yet written it up.
But there was and still is something about Richard Beckinsale that remains extraordinarily well loved.
With contributions from Stephen Frears, who directed him in two films, and his widow Judy Loe.
Plus archive of his Porridge cell mate Ronnie Barker.
Presented by Matthew Parris.
Produced by Miles Warde.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
THU 10:30 In Search of Southern Hospitality (b075mlth)
The hospitality of the Southern States of America is renowned the world over and the phrase “Southern Hospitality” represents a time honoured tradition of warmth, kindness and selfless hospitality to strangers.
But what does Southern Hospitality mean today? Can a stranger still expect a genuinely warm welcome or is all that remains a cynical marketing tool perpetuated to improve the dogged image of the south?
Comedian Rich Hall knows a few things about this region of the world. He grew up south of the Mason Dixie Line but, having called London home for the past 20 years, the south is now a very long way away.
In this programme, Rich heads into the deep south to see if he can still find the "ma’am" saying, cap dipping people of old.
Rich talks to Professor Charles Wilson about the origins of southern hospitality. He finds himself drinking on the porch with some southern belles, puts the theory of southern hospitality to the test at the side of the road and also finds out what happens when you poke an alligator with a big stick!
Producer: Liam Bird
A USP Content/Folder Media production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2016.
THU 11:00 Boxer and Doberman (b00wg37w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 11:30 Letters of Introduction (m0020250)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 12:00 Patterson (m000mskz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jqpj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 13:00 For the Love of Leo (m000l7zw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 13:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jgfn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:45 Exile (m000d8s1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
THU 14:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m000z5wg)
Series 26
Episode 6
David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies.
They compete against one another to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past their opponents.
The panellists are obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as moths, football, singing, and shopping.
With:
Sally Phillips
Frankie Boyle
Lucy Porter
Neil Delamere
Producer: Jon Naismith
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2021.
THU 14:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00sbf7q)
Series 2
Royal Wedding Blues
All is not well in Monte Guano. Countess Rosalie has confessed she no longer loves Prince Ludovico - sending him into a terrible rage.
Can Princess Plethora save the day?
Comedy drama set in Renaissance Italy devised by Neal Anthony.
Starring David Swift and Sian Phillips.
Written by Roger Danes
Ludovico …. David Swift
Plethora …. Sian Phillips
Francesco …. Graham Crowden
Rosalie …. Saskia Wickham
Alessandro …. Paul Bigley
Salvatore …. Nick Romero
Guido …. Chris Kelham
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
THU 15:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2q1)
3. Strains
With their friendship strained, Sebastian continues his drinking and Charles is lured by Paris and art.
Starring Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber.
Evelyn Waugh's most famous novel of life, love and a forgotten era.
Dramatised by Jeremy Front.
Charles Ryder ...... Ben Miles
Sebastian Flyte ...... Jamie Bamber
Juila ...... Anne-Marie Duff
Lady Marchmain ...... Eleanor Bron
Rex Mottram ...... William Hope
Cordelia ...... Abby Ford
Mr Ryder ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Mr Samgrass ...... Thomas Arnold
Brideshead ...... Toby Jones
Celia ...... Eve Best
Anthony Blanche Geoffrey Streatfeild
Boy Mulcaster ...... Tom Smith
Kurt ...... Carl Prekopp
Nurse ...... Jemma Churchill
Wilcox ...... Andrew Wincott
Jesus ...... Richard Firth
Monk ...... Martin Hyder
Music by Neil Brand
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
THU 16:00 Great Lives (p00gj68j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:30 In Search of Southern Hospitality (b075mlth)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
THU 17:00 Boxer and Doberman (b00wg37w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 17:30 Letters of Introduction (m0020250)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 18:00 Patterson (m000mskz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:30 Dad's Army (b007jqpj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 19:00 For the Love of Leo (m000l7zw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jgfn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 19:45 Exile (m000d8s1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
THU 20:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m000z5wg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
THU 20:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00sbf7q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
THU 21:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2q1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
THU 22:00 Rhysearch (m000x6wq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 22:30 The Guns of Adam Riches (b01qkmws)
Series 1
Timecop
Timecops visit the BBC to try and prevent Adam from making an offensive radio programme.
Character comedy from 2011 Edinburgh Award winner, Adam Riches.
With fast-paced, offbeat sketches, songs (there are no songs) and a generous dollop of audience interaction.
Written by Adam Riches.
With:
Cariad Lloyd
Jim Johnson
Producers: Simon Mayhew-Archer & Rupert Majendie.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0020dtg)
Sukh Ojla 3/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Arthur Smith talks to Sukh Ojla.
THU 23:00 Clare in the Community (b01qdxwn)
Series 8
The Parent Trap
Clare is relishing the role of acting Team Leader at the Family Centre but at home she's not relishing a visit from Brian's mother.
Sally Phillips is Clare Barker the social worker who has all the right jargon but never a practical solution.
A control freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering in other people's lives on both a professional and personal basis. Clare is in her thirties, white, middle class and heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes of discomfort to her.
Each week we join Clare in her continued struggle to control both her professional and private life
In today's Big Society there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare.
Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden
Clare ...... Sally Phillips
Brian ...... Alex Lowe
Megan ...... Nina Conti
Nali ...... Nina Conti
Ray ...... Richard Lumsden
Hazel ...... Hannah Gordon
Joan ...... Sarah Thom
Laura ...... Sarah Thom
Joe ...... Adam Nagaitis
Mike ...... Adam Nagaitis
Paul ...... Paul Stonehouse
Frank ...... Paul Stonehouse
Girl ...... Stephanie Racine
Producer Katie Tyrrell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.
THU 23:30 And the Winner Is... (b010lxql)
Series 2
Episode 5
Matt Lucas hosts his alternative awards show – The Lucases - as selected by his guests.
Awards include the Lucas for Most Exciting News Story Ever Ever, Most Ridiculous With Hindsight 80s Fashion Trend, Most Beddable Person of the Same Gender (Unless You Are a Gay In Which Case The Opposite Gender), Lamest Ever Cover Song.
Nominations are provided by Matt's guests:
Jason Byrne
Graham Norton
Lucy Porter
But the ultimate decision is down to the whim of the host.
Devised by Ashley Blaker and Bill Matthews. Programme associate: Ged Parsons.
Producer: Ashley Blaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 2011.

FRIDAY 21 JUNE 2024

FRI 00:00 Great Lives (p00gj68j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 In Search of Southern Hospitality (b075mlth)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Boxer and Doberman (b00wg37w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Letters of Introduction (m0020250)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Patterson (m000mskz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Dad's Army (b007jqpj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 For the Love of Leo (m000l7zw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jgfn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:45 Exile (m000d8s1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m000z5wg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00sbf7q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2q1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Boxer and Doberman (b00wh02c)
Series 2
2. The Black Widow
Boxer and Doberman investigate the brutal murder of a popular Scottish actor and get entangled (as you do) in a web of intrigue.
Things get even stickier when Boxer seems to fall for the murdered man's widow - seductive breakfast TV star Marion Swann.
Doberman's suspicions are aroused. Boxer is just aroused...
Alastair Jessiman's gritty police comedy drama series.
Featuring grizzled old-school detective, DI Bob Boxer - and his slightly less grizzled and more instinctive young sidekick, DS Shona Doberman.
Starring Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse.
Listen out for a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo from one of the stars of the show which "inspired" Boxer and Doberman - ITV's Taggart. Clue: his appearance is a tea-time treat...
DI Boxer ..... Finlay Welsh
DS Doberman ..... Anita Vettesse
Marion Swann ..... Juliet Cadzow
Mackenzie Baxter ..... Sean Scanlan
Joe Macnamarra ..... Alastair Jessiman
Directed at BBC Scotland by David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2010.
FRI 06:30 Letters of Introduction (m002037p)
5. Escalation
Claire Gillian has left home so her husband can't update her on what he's discovered.
But he's getting closer to confronting the blackmailer...
The Gillian family's happy and successful life has been shattered by a blackmail plot.
Starring Paul Shelley and Sandra Clark.
Peter Whalley’s mystery thriller, set in ‘90s Cheshire.
Richard Gillian .... Paul Shelley
Jane Gillian .... Saskia Downes
David Gillian .... John Lloyd Fillingham
Maurice Townsend .... Glyn Morrow
Philip Thornton .... Peter Rylands
Melissa .... Kathryn Hunt
Julie .... Julie Corrigan
Lawrence Nevison .... Russell Dixon
Adele Nevison .... Melissa Jane Sinden
Director: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1994.
FRI 07:00 The Older Woman (b02zfp46)
Series 1
Episode 6
What did Roy and Jane get up to after the concert? What lengths will Dick go to in his attempts to become Frank Sinatra? And will Elsa save Roy's bacon?
Starring Zoe Wanamaker and Martin Clunes.
Conclusion of Tony Bagley's romantic comedy drama serial with a twist.
Miss Callaghan ...... Zoe Wanamaker
Roy Hitchcock ...... Martin Clunes
Elsa ...... Toyah Wilcox
Mr Say ...... David Troughton
Chad....Nicky Henderson
Dick ...... Geoff McGivern
Jacko......David Holt
Wyn.......Sue Roderick
Advert Voice-over ......Melanie Hudson
Producer: Paul Schlesinger:
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1993.
FRI 07:30 The Burkiss Way (b007js2t)
Series 4
Is Britain Going the Burkiss Way? Part 2
The Martians Are Coming! Or are they? Is this a spoof? Or a spoof of a spoof?
Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett.
Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.
Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1979.
FRI 08:00 Says on the Tin (b00h62pp)
Face Cream
Eliott and Esther are on the brink of admitting their attraction when a young actress with a father fixation fixes on Eliott.
Starring Michael Brandon.
Comedy by Christopher William Hill about an American ad man, forced to relocate to London.
Eliott Thurber ...... Michael Brandon
Esther Finn ...... Samantha Bond
Hannah Walker ...... Pippa Haywood
Pippa Walker ...... Manjeet Mann
Zadie ...... Joannah Tincey
Baz ...... Inam Mirza
Max ...... Robert Lonsdale
Rutter ...... Stephen Critchlow
Angelique ...... Donnla Hughes
Other parts played by:
Janice Acquah
Jill Cardo
Jonathan Tafler
Gunnar Cauthery
Producer: Liz Webb
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2009.
FRI 08:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jhpv)
5. Winter
Summer is over, but Dara finds solace in the quiet of winter and the rituals of the past which are bound with the natural world.
These vivid and moving diary entries about Dara’s connection to wildlife, and the way he sees the world, are raw in their telling and urgent in their message. They communicate his intense connection to the natural world, and his perspective as a teenager juggling exams and trying to build friendships alongside a life of campaigning.
“I was diagnosed with Asperger’s/autism aged five. By age seven I knew I was very different, I had got used to the isolation, my inability to break through into the world of talking about football or Minecraft was not tolerated. Then came the bullying. Nature became so much more than an escape; it became a life-support system.”
Written and read by Dara McAnulty.
Abridged by Jill Waters and Isobel Creed.
Producer: Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2020.
FRI 08:45 Exile (m000d7jc)
10. Escape
The crew of the Mayflower are preparing for a return voyage to England.
Sarah makes a plan with Elizabeth to escape from Matthew and his "New Jerusalem" and sail back to England with Saul.
But there's something Saul hasn't told her.
He's married to a woman from the Wampanoag tribe, and the boy they found helping himself to chickens is his son.
Conclusion of Adrian Bean's gripping story about one family's journey into the unknown.
Made to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower.
Sarah Hargreaves ...... Louise Brealey
Matthew Hargreaves ...... Trystan Gravelle
Ben ...... Joel MacCormack
Elizabeth ...... Megan McInerney
Saul Tregarron ..... Matthew Gravelle
Captain Jones ..... John Cording
Blackbird ...... Ashleigh Haddad
Director: John Norton
A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2020.
FRI 09:00 Michael Spicer: No Room (m001zpd9)
7. Red
A billionaire's impassioned appeal. Please give generously. Exclusive interview with Tony Blair on his classic TV series.

No Room is comedian Michael Spicer's packed sketch series that nails modern life, politics, culture and current events. Michael is famous for his Room Next Door government advisor character whose withering takedowns of politicians have amassed more than 100 million views and helped keep his audience sane in fractured times.

Writer, Performer and Co-Editor: Michael Spicer

Composer and Sound Designer: Augustin Bousfield

Producer: Matt Tiller

A Tillervision production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 09:15 Michael Spicer: No Room (m001zpdd)
8. Black
The Tims are tasked with solving gender inequality while another Westminster sex scandal comes to light.
Comedian Michael Spicer exposes the worst of modern life, politics and culture. No Room features an up to the minute take on current events, alongside character-filled sketches which brilliantly capture everything that provokes us.
Michael is famous for his Room Next Door government advisor character whose withering take downs of politicians have amassed more than 100 million views and helped keep his audience sane in fractured times.
Writer, Performer and Co-Editor: Michael Spicer
Composer and Sound Designer: Augustin Bousfield
Producer: Matt Tiller
A Tillervision production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 09:30 Self Drives (b083r277)
The Trabant
5. The End of the Road
Will Self finally reaches Zwickau, the birthplace of the Trabant.
With gearbox problems having ruined hopes of arriving in his own Trabant, Will and his friend Mike have no choice but to complete their journey by train.
Nevertheless, their arrival causes something of a stir. The local museum have some surprises in store - including a meeting with the widow of the man who designed the iconic communist car.
Producer: Laurence Grissell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.
FRI 09:45 Daily Service (m002037t)
Psalms - God's Faithfulness - Accept my prayer
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Psalms - God's Faithfulness - Accept my prayer
Reading: Psalm 6 4-10
Led by Anna Putt
Father hear the prayer we offer
The Priory Singers
Abide with Me
Katherine Jenkins
Keep watch with me
St Thomas Moore group
FRI 10:00 Soul Music (m000q9f5)
Sunshine on Leith
Sunshine on Leith was released in 1988 but didn't become the big hit The Proclaimers had hoped for.
However it has endured and become an anthem of love and a celebration of life.
It is the song played at Hibs FC matches and has come to symbolise the sense of community felt by supporters. Margaret Alcorn recalls how she and her husband were involved in the Hibs Supporters Club organising and taking part in social events for local people in Leith. When their club came under threat from a merger with rival Edinburgh team Hearts she and her husband worked tirelessly to preserve it - and when her husband passed away the song was played at his funeral.
Musician Ross Wilson grew up in Leith and is also a passionate Hibs Supporter. The feelings of comfort and solidarity he experiences at home games led him to create his own version of the song which he performed with a choir to celebrate one of his favourite songs that reminds him of home and that he calls true soul music.
Melinda Tetley's family would always sing Proclaimers songs at home in Edinburgh while her three children were growing up. But when her teenage son fell ill with leukaemia, the song took on a special significance for them culminating in a spontaneous joyful singalong on a walk along a lochside.
The human rights lawyer Clive Stafford-Smith is a big fan of The Proclaimers and remembers seeing them perform Sunshine on Leith in New Orleans just days after 9/11 to an audience of exactly eight people - half of whom were the prosecuting team in a Death Row murder case he was defending.
Musicologist Dave Robb who toured with The Proclaimers explains the song's lasting emotional appeal and spiritual beauty.
Producer: Maggie Ayre
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2020.
FRI 10:30 The Number 1 Ladies' Opera House (b00plfkq)
The author of The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Alexander McCall Smith, has converted a disused garage in Botswana into an opera house.
Pauline McLynn charts his progress as he trains local people to sing.
Producer: Bill Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2009.
FRI 11:00 Boxer and Doberman (b00wh02c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 11:30 Letters of Introduction (m002037p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 12:00 The Older Woman (b02zfp46)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007js2t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Says on the Tin (b00h62pp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jhpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:45 Exile (m000d7jc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
FRI 14:00 Foul Play (b00jtm1q)
Series 3
Oh Yes She Is Dead!
Crime writers Susan Moody and Simon Shaw probe a Charming murder at the pantomime.
Oh yes they do!
Simon Brett hosts the murder quiz.
Suspects played by:
Maria McErlane
Lee Simpson
Producer Liz Anstree
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.
FRI 14:30 Arrested Development (b0075vs2)
Episode 3
Kate's cottage is now in ruins thanks to an over-enthusiastic builder.
And is that really actor Michael Caine in the local Croydon nick?
Starring Letitia Dean, Phil Cornwell and Julian Rhind-Tutt.
Simon Warne's comedy serial.
Penny ...... Letitia Dean
Bob ...... Phil Cornwell
Andy ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Joy ...... Maggie McCarthy
Kate ...... Susannah Doyle
Frank ...... Roger Walker
Ken ...... Andrew Wincott
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2000.
FRI 15:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2r7)
4. Stormy Waters
Charles is overwhelmed by meeting Julia again on board ship, but will his relationship with the Marchmain family still prove to be jinxed?
Starring Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber.
Conclusion of Evelyn Waugh's most famous novel of life, love and a forgotten era.
Dramatised by Jeremy Front.
Charles Ryder ...... Ben Miles
Sebastian Flyte ...... Jamie Bamber
Mr Ryder ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Lady Marchmain ...... Eleanor Bron
Rex Mottram ...... William Hope
Julia ...... Anne-Marie Duff
Cordelia ...... Abby Ford
Mr Samgrass ...... Thomas Arnold
Brideshead ...... Toby Jones
Wilcox ...... Andrew Wincott
Celia ...... Eve Best
Anthony Blanche ...... Geoffrey Streatfeild
Boy Mulcaster ...... Tom Smith
Cara ...... Liza Sadovy
Nanny Hawkins ...... Ann Beach
Lord Marchmain ...... Edward Petherbridge
Doctor ...... Sean Baker
Father MacKay ...... Jonathan Keeble
Music by Neil Brand
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
FRI 16:00 Soul Music (m000q9f5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 16:30 The Number 1 Ladies' Opera House (b00plfkq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
FRI 17:00 Boxer and Doberman (b00wh02c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Letters of Introduction (m002037p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 18:00 The Older Woman (b02zfp46)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 18:30 The Burkiss Way (b007js2t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 19:00 Says on the Tin (b00h62pp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jhpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 19:45 Exile (m000d7jc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
FRI 20:00 Foul Play (b00jtm1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Arrested Development (b0075vs2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2r7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
FRI 22:00 Michael Spicer: No Room (m001zpd9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 22:15 Michael Spicer: No Room (m001zpdd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:15 today]
FRI 22:30 Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking (b00c1d22)
Series 2
Episode 4
'China Lion', pepping up your sex life and why it is not a good idea to tell lies on your CV.
Award-winning comedian Laura Solon's sketch and character comedy series
With:
Rosie Cavaliero
Ben Moor
Ben Willbond
Written by Laura Solon.
With additional material by Ben Moor, Charlie Miller, Andy Marlot, Jon Walsh and Holly Walsh.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2008.
FRI 23:00 The Problem With Adam Bloom (b01bl9xm)
Series 3
God
Adam ponders matters spiritual involving burglars, Bruce Forsyth and Mr Tickle.
Fast-paced and inventive comedy, written by and starring Adam Bloom
With:
Brendon Burns
Hattie Heyridge
Alfie Joey
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.
FRI 23:30 The Casebook of Max and Ivan (b05pnsr2)
Series 1
Case #10 - Perfect 10
Max and Ivan are private detectives for whom no case is too small.....Sorry, for whom no fee is too small.
Driven by their love of truth, justice (and the need to pay off their terrifying landlord, Malcolm McMichaelmas), they take on crimes that no-one else would consider.
In this case, they investigate why 10-year-old Ophelia Hamilton always comes last in the beauty pageants her mother enters her for.
Max and Ivan - comedians and actors Max Olesker and Ivan Gonzalez - are a critically acclaimed, award-winning double act who have quickly established themselves as one of the most exciting comedy duos on the circuit. Over the course of the series they are dropped into new worlds, and have to use their skills to penetrate deep into each community. If that means Ivan dressing up as a 14 year old German girl, so be it!
They are joined in this episode by British comedy legend June Whitfield.
Max ...... Max Olesker
Ivan ...... Ivan Gonzalez
Dame Celia ...... June Whitfield
Malcolm ...... Lewis MacLeod
Crosby ...... David Reed
Sandra ...... Jessica Ransom
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
A John Stanley production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2015.